Improve Your Reading [Paperback]

Ron Fry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 29, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1401889158 | ISBN-13: 978-1401889159 | Edition: 5

Improve Your Reading, fifth edition, is not a gimmicky speed-reading method. This book presents a practical way to increase what you learn from texts, notes, and additional resources. The core belief is that it doesn't matter how much or how fast you read but how much you understand and remember what you are reading. This new and updated version provides fundamentals of reading across disciplines (literary classics and math textbooks) as well as styles (science journals and class notes.) Whether reading textbooks or your own notes, you will learn effective reading comprehension skills required for success in high school, college, and throughout life.

Editorial Reviews

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…helpful for students of all ages from high school up.

Here is the key to any child's academic success.

About the Author

Ron Fry is the best-selling author of 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions and the brand-new edition of Your First Interview, two of the more than 40 books he’s written. He is an acknowledged authority and frequent speaker and seminar leader on a wide variety of job-search topics at schools and associations nationwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 5 edition (July 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401889158
• ISBN-13: 978-1401889159
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Fry has written more than 40 books, including the best-selling 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions and 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview. He is a frequent speaker and seminar leader on a variety of job-search and hiring topics and the founder and president of Career Press. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short and useful, January 4, 2002

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Michael C. Hedrick (Annandale, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Improve Your Reading (Paperback)

I'm out of school now, but I wish I'd read this before college. A short and useful text on how to read and study, Fry's book provides some practical advice on smarter reading strategies. Mostly it involves knowing how to read different types of text, going into an assignment with a purpose in mind, and previewing, reviewing, and summarizing strategies. It does not teach speed reading, but effective reading. The poor student can benefit more from the book than the good one, but even good students will pick up a few tips. Flaws include hawking his other books (though not too much), and an unnecessary chapter on ADD.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 8, 2001

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Ned R. (St. Cloud, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Improve Your Reading (Paperback)

I read this book and I love it. I read many different books on how to read/study...however, no one gave specifics about how to handle a chapter in the book (paragraph by paragraph). If you want to "comprehend" a chapter or paragraph in a book, follow this author technique...I am sure you will then know "how/why" of the subject matter.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right Tone and The Right Touch in Teaching Todays Student, July 24, 1998

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Gloria E. Salavarria ([e-mail]) (Middlebury, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Improve Your Reading (Ron Fry's How to Study Program) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful update of the William H. Armstrong Study is Hard Work classic. It does not preach but reaches those who need it the most--the marginal or poor student. For those who are good students, it reaffirms that they are on the right track and may even add a point or two worth considering. Overall, I recommend this book because it speaks to today's youth in a manner that is encouraging, not condescending.